Written by David Berman. Originally Performed by Silver Jews.
lyrics
In the times I dream of Jesus
it's like he's coming through the Walls
When I'm working at my desk at night
I hear his footsteps in the hall
You can Believe me or not believe me
I'm just a bird upon the sill
and these words just coarse right through
like water through a Mill
He was a Rebel Jew
and HE died for me and My sin
He Was a Rebel Jew
Just Let Him In
All the times I dream of Texas
yeah it's the biggest part of me
the Planes look like the Sea at night
O she wants to be so Free
She is a rebel state
and its not too late for her to break
from a sick sick sick Union
Just Separate
All the times I dream of Michelle
and the Mountains in her Mind
Some women lie down with killers
O My baby yeah She's that Kind
She is a real good girl
And She stops the World
so I can see
that She is a real good girl
yeah She's a real good girl for me
He Was a Rebel Jew
and he died for you and your Sins
He was a Rebel Jew
Just Let Him In Yeah let him In.
credits
from Kabbalah,
released May 18, 2014
David Berman; Silver Jews
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